Actor Rasika Dugal has joined British veteran Stephen Fry for the international comedy audio series, The Empire.
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Actor Rasika Dugal has joined British veteran Stephen Fry for the international comedy audio series, The Empire. Rasika Dugal, who was last seen in Mirzapur 2, has signed the BBC Radio 2 series, written by Indian stand-up comedian-screenwriter Anuvab Pal and directed by Ed Morrish, an award-winning radio comedy producer.
The Empire is set in Imperial India, where the new district magistrate of Darjeeling grapples with the responsibilities of his new post with the help and sometimes hindrance of his colleagues, reads the official synopsis. “Anuvab Pal’s script had me in splits when I read it.
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+ After owning the OTT space with Lootcase, Mirzapur Season 2, A Suitable Boy and Out Of Love Season 1, Rasika Dugal awaits the release of an international audio venture. All set to represent India on the global front, the versatile actor signed a Channel X production for BBC Radio 2 entitled ‘The Empire’ written by Anuvab Pal and directed by Ed Morrish. The said production is a comedy audio series which shall release on the 7th of March.
The Empire is set in Imperial India where the new district magistrate of Darjeeling grapples with the responsibilities of his new post with the help – and sometimes hindrance – of his colleagues. Dugal will be voicing over for the character of Sapna, a proto-revolutionary. Apart from Rasika, the voice cast includes the bigwigs of the acting world such as Stephen Fry, Alexander Owen, Anuvab Pal and Michelle Gomez.
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Rasika Dugal joins Stephen Fry for audio series The Empire
Actor Rasika Dugal has joined British veteran Stephen Fry for the international comedy audio series The Empire . Dugal, who was last seen in Mirzapur 2 , has signed the BBC Radio 2 series, written by Indian stand-up comedian-screenwriter Anuvab Pal and directed by Ed Morrish, an award-winning radio comedy producer. The Empire is set in Imperial India, where the new district magistrate of Darjeeling grapples with the responsibilities of his new post with the help - and sometimes hindrance - of his colleagues, read the official synopsis. Anuvab Palâs script had me in splits when I read it. I had come off a three-month-long shoot for an intense drama series and comedy is just what I needed, Dugal said in a statement.